Cocoa farming is not the easiest way to make a living in Nigeria, but more and more small farms are popping up.
The drop in the price of oil has led to greater investment in the business of cocoa, which once thrived in Nigeria. And for some, it is proving to be a pathway out of poverty.
Al Jazeera'sAhmed Idris reports from Oranmiyan.
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published:17 Aug 2016

views:5699

The Dark Side of Chocolate is a 2010 documentary film about the exploitation and slavetrading of African children to harvest chocolate still occurring nearly ten years after the cocoa industry pledged to end it. Cocoa plantations in Ghana and the Ivory Coast provide 80% of the world with chocolate, according to CorpWatch. Chocolate producers around the world have been pressured to "verify that their chocolate is not the product of child labor or slavery. In 2000, BBC aired Slavery: A GlobalInvestigation which brought the issue of child labor in the cooca industry to light. In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association and its members signed a document that prohibited child trafficking and labor in the cocoa industry after 2008. Despite this effort, numerous children are still forced to work on cocoa plantations in Africa. In 2009, Mars and Cadbury joined the Rainforest Alliance to fight against child labor. By 2020, these major chocolate manufacturers hope to completely eradicate child labor on any plantations from which they purchase their cocoa.
Production
The Dark Side of Chocolate was produced by Danish journalist Miki Mistrati who investigated the use of child labor and trafficked children in chocolate production. It is filmed by U. Roberto Romano.The filming started in Germany, where Mistrati asked vendors where their chocolate comes from. They then flew to Mali, where many of the children are from. Next, they explored the Ivory Coast where the cocoa plantations are located. The film ends in Switzerland where both the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Nestle headquarters are located. Much of the footage in this documentary is recorded using a secret camera located in a bag Mistrati carries with him. The documentary was released in 2010, first in Denmark, and later in Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, and NorwaySynopsis
In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association formed an action plan entitled the Harkin-Engel Protocol that would aim to end the worse forms of child trafficking and slave labor.[9] However, child trafficking still continued in countries in West Africa. Authorities and companies denied it happened. Due to this conflicting outlook, the filmmakers went undercover to discover the truth. The film starts with its two filmmakers investigating independently by journeying to the western coast of Africa to the country of Mali, the country where children were rumored to be smuggled from and then transported to the Ivory Coast.[10] The team of journalists aimed to investigate human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast and its effects on the worldwide chocolate industry. The documentary starts in Cologne, Germany where Mistrati asks each vendor at a gathering of chocolate makers where their chocolate is imported from. Their responses lead to the conclusion that almost all chocolate is imported from somewhere in Africa. Their detective work lead them to find that people in Mali were trafficking children at bus stations by bribing them with work and money, or by kidnapping them from villages. Afterward, they are taken to towns near the border such as Zegoua, where another trafficker transports the children over the border on a dirt-bike. Then they are left with a third trafficker who sells the children to plantations. The children, ranging in age from 10 to 15, are forced to do hard labor, physically abused, and paid poor wages, or none at all. Most of them stay with the plantation until they die, never seeing their families again. Child labor and trafficking is illegal according to the Harkin-Engel Protocol, an agreement that was signed by all major chocolate companies promising not to harvest their cocoa beans through means of child workers. When confronted with this issue, the corporate representatives of some of these companies denied all rumors of child labor and trafficking, but the investigations of the filmmakers proved brought to light the continued abuse of children on cocoa plantations.

published:11 Jun 2013

views:136372

Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I do not know what they make of my beans, " says farmer N'Da Alphonse. "I've heard they're used as flavoring in cooking, but I've never seen it. I do not even know if it's true."
vpro Metropolis was a video project by Dutch broadcast organisation vpro, that ran from 2008 to 2015. Metropolis is made by a global collective of young filmmakers and TV producers, reporting on remarkable stories from their own country/city. We made a trip around the globe on one single issue: from local beauty ideals to Elvis impersonators, to what's it like being gay, or an outcast or a dog in different cultures.
More videos and full episodes: www.metropolisweb.tv
Visit additional youtube channels bij vpro broadcast:
vpro Broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC75PWWQrls0z6fh0loY5I4Q
vpro Metropolis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpnazGScKQfGauk7YNyI21w
vpro Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9sXw4ZdPEIp6bYGvLW-_iA
vpro WorldStories: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqJ6GC0klkbFuQa-0ZePqkQ
vpro Extra: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLrhK07g6LP-JtT0VVE56A
vpro VG (world music): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-KX3q7zIz7s2rjooBfl6Nw
vpro 3voor12 (alternative music): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-p9faJQsBObRNiKY8QF2NQ
vpro 3voor12 extra (music stories): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgVYRLGraeL9rGMiM3rBHA

published:21 Feb 2014

views:7461407

Although chocolate is a multi-billion dollar industry, cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast, a West African country that supplies almost half of the world's cocoa beans, are struggling to make ends meet. They earn just a few dollars a day.
There are fears that if the Ivorian government does not fulfill its promises to reform the industry and farmers do not start making a profit soon, they will abandon their crops, pushing up chocolate prices around the world.
Nazanine Moshiri reports from Arrah in the southeastern Ivory Coast.

published:14 Dec 2011

views:18330

What is life like on a Fairtrade cocoa farm? Journey with us to the Ivory Coast and meet farmers from the ECOOKIM cooperative to understand more about where you chocolate comes from.
“So far Fairtrade has made a big difference to us. With the income from our first premiums, for example, we were able to build two schools in the villages where we are active.” -Aboubakari Aidara Lamine, employee, ECOOKIM
“Increased production volumes, higher sales, better prospects for implementing projects, this is what we expect from Fairtrade and fair trading.” - MoussaBamba, Chairman of ECOJAD
“To me, fair trading is more than empowerment for farmers. Fair trading enables them to sell their crops in a fair market while supporting their communities.” -Anne Marie Yao, Liaison Officer, Fairtrade International

published:10 Mar 2015

views:15855

Alected Mlingu is a rookie cocoa farmer in central Tanzania. 'Previously I grew bananas but with cocoa I easily make much more.' Although he rarely eats chocolate he loves to grow it. 'Now I have built my own house and all my children go to school. Just from growing this cocoa that is new in our region.'
Feature done for a show on the DutchVPRO channel.
http://www.metropolistv.nl
More videos on http://www.youtube.com/reelafrica
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Côte d'Ivoire is one of the world's largest cocoa producers. Many farmers in rural parts of the country grow cacao that is then supplied to manufacturing industries, like Cemoi.
"Faces of Africa" brings you this story of cocoa farmers of Cote d'Ivoire and the transformation of cacao beans to chocolate.

published:24 Jul 2017

views:4056

Ever wondered where chocolate comes from? Join Ant as he visits a cocoa farm in Ghana, West Africa and finds about more about how cocoa grows and is harvested, not to mention some of its history. Bet you can't guess what 4 cocoa beans would have bought you in Mayan times? Find out in this video.

published:07 Nov 2017

views:364

SOME COCOA FARMERS ELABORATE THE ISSUES OF WHY THEY SELL THEIR COCOA FARMS TO THE GALAMSAY OPERATORS

Farm

A farm is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used for specialised units such as arable farms, vegetable farms, fruit farms, dairy, pig and poultry farms, and land used for the production of natural fibres, biofuel and other commodities. It includes ranches, feedlots, orchards, plantations and estates, smallholdings and hobby farms, and includes the farmhouse and agricultural buildings as well as the land. In modern times the term has been extended so as to include such industrial operations as wind farms and fish farms, both of which can operate on land or sea.

Farming originated independently in different parts of the world as hunter gatherer societies transitioned to food production rather than food capture. It may have started about 12,000 years ago with the domestication of livestock in the Fertile Crescent in western Asia, soon to be followed by the cultivation of crops. Modern units tend to specialise in the crops or livestock best suited to the region, with their finished products being sold for the retail market or for further processing, with farm products being traded around the world.

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast (i/ˌaɪvəriˈkoʊst/) or Côte d'Ivoire (/ˌkoʊtdᵻˈvwɑːr/;KOHTdee-VWAHR; French:[kot divwaʁ]), officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (French:République de Côte d'Ivoire), is a country in West Africa. Ivory Coast's political capital is Yamoussoukro, and its economic capital and largest city is the port city of Abidjan.

Prior to its colonization by Europeans, Ivory Coast was home to several states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. Two Anyi kingdoms, Indénié and Sanwi, attempted to retain their separate identity through the French colonial period and after independence. Ivory Coast became a protectorate of France in 1843–44 and was later formed into a French colony in 1893 amid the European scramble for Africa. Ivory Coast achieved independence in 1960, led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny, who ruled the country until 1993. It maintained close political and economic association with its West African neighbors while at the same time maintaining close ties to the West, especially France. Since the end of Houphouët-Boigny's rule in 1993, Ivory Coast has experienced one coup d'état, in 1999, and two religion-grounded civil wars. The first took place between 2002 and 2007 and the second during 2010-2011.

How cocoa helps Nigerian farmers trade out of poverty

Cocoa farming is not the easiest way to make a living in Nigeria, but more and more small farms are popping up.
The drop in the price of oil has led to greater investment in the business of cocoa, which once thrived in Nigeria. And for some, it is proving to be a pathway out of poverty.
Al Jazeera'sAhmed Idris reports from Oranmiyan.
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46:32

The Dark Side Of Chocolate 2010 Full Documentry

The Dark Side Of Chocolate 2010 Full Documentry

The Dark Side Of Chocolate 2010 Full Documentry

The Dark Side of Chocolate is a 2010 documentary film about the exploitation and slavetrading of African children to harvest chocolate still occurring nearly ten years after the cocoa industry pledged to end it. Cocoa plantations in Ghana and the Ivory Coast provide 80% of the world with chocolate, according to CorpWatch. Chocolate producers around the world have been pressured to "verify that their chocolate is not the product of child labor or slavery. In 2000, BBC aired Slavery: A GlobalInvestigation which brought the issue of child labor in the cooca industry to light. In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association and its members signed a document that prohibited child trafficking and labor in the cocoa industry after 2008. Despite this effort, numerous children are still forced to work on cocoa plantations in Africa. In 2009, Mars and Cadbury joined the Rainforest Alliance to fight against child labor. By 2020, these major chocolate manufacturers hope to completely eradicate child labor on any plantations from which they purchase their cocoa.
Production
The Dark Side of Chocolate was produced by Danish journalist Miki Mistrati who investigated the use of child labor and trafficked children in chocolate production. It is filmed by U. Roberto Romano.The filming started in Germany, where Mistrati asked vendors where their chocolate comes from. They then flew to Mali, where many of the children are from. Next, they explored the Ivory Coast where the cocoa plantations are located. The film ends in Switzerland where both the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Nestle headquarters are located. Much of the footage in this documentary is recorded using a secret camera located in a bag Mistrati carries with him. The documentary was released in 2010, first in Denmark, and later in Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, and NorwaySynopsis
In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association formed an action plan entitled the Harkin-Engel Protocol that would aim to end the worse forms of child trafficking and slave labor.[9] However, child trafficking still continued in countries in West Africa. Authorities and companies denied it happened. Due to this conflicting outlook, the filmmakers went undercover to discover the truth. The film starts with its two filmmakers investigating independently by journeying to the western coast of Africa to the country of Mali, the country where children were rumored to be smuggled from and then transported to the Ivory Coast.[10] The team of journalists aimed to investigate human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast and its effects on the worldwide chocolate industry. The documentary starts in Cologne, Germany where Mistrati asks each vendor at a gathering of chocolate makers where their chocolate is imported from. Their responses lead to the conclusion that almost all chocolate is imported from somewhere in Africa. Their detective work lead them to find that people in Mali were trafficking children at bus stations by bribing them with work and money, or by kidnapping them from villages. Afterward, they are taken to towns near the border such as Zegoua, where another trafficker transports the children over the border on a dirt-bike. Then they are left with a third trafficker who sells the children to plantations. The children, ranging in age from 10 to 15, are forced to do hard labor, physically abused, and paid poor wages, or none at all. Most of them stay with the plantation until they die, never seeing their families again. Child labor and trafficking is illegal according to the Harkin-Engel Protocol, an agreement that was signed by all major chocolate companies promising not to harvest their cocoa beans through means of child workers. When confronted with this issue, the corporate representatives of some of these companies denied all rumors of child labor and trafficking, but the investigations of the filmmakers proved brought to light the continued abuse of children on cocoa plantations.

5:56

First taste of chocolate in Ivory Coast - vpro Metropolis

First taste of chocolate in Ivory Coast - vpro Metropolis

First taste of chocolate in Ivory Coast - vpro Metropolis

Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I do not know what they make of my beans, " says farmer N'Da Alphonse. "I've heard they're used as flavoring in cooking, but I've never seen it. I do not even know if it's true."
vpro Metropolis was a video project by Dutch broadcast organisation vpro, that ran from 2008 to 2015. Metropolis is made by a global collective of young filmmakers and TV producers, reporting on remarkable stories from their own country/city. We made a trip around the globe on one single issue: from local beauty ideals to Elvis impersonators, to what's it like being gay, or an outcast or a dog in different cultures.
More videos and full episodes: www.metropolisweb.tv
Visit additional youtube channels bij vpro broadcast:
vpro Broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC75PWWQrls0z6fh0loY5I4Q
vpro Metropolis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpnazGScKQfGauk7YNyI21w
vpro Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9sXw4ZdPEIp6bYGvLW-_iA
vpro WorldStories: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqJ6GC0klkbFuQa-0ZePqkQ
vpro Extra: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLrhK07g6LP-JtT0VVE56A
vpro VG (world music): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-KX3q7zIz7s2rjooBfl6Nw
vpro 3voor12 (alternative music): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-p9faJQsBObRNiKY8QF2NQ
vpro 3voor12 extra (music stories): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgVYRLGraeL9rGMiM3rBHA

2:27

Ivory Coast's bittersweet cocoa industry

Ivory Coast's bittersweet cocoa industry

Ivory Coast's bittersweet cocoa industry

Although chocolate is a multi-billion dollar industry, cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast, a West African country that supplies almost half of the world's cocoa beans, are struggling to make ends meet. They earn just a few dollars a day.
There are fears that if the Ivorian government does not fulfill its promises to reform the industry and farmers do not start making a profit soon, they will abandon their crops, pushing up chocolate prices around the world.
Nazanine Moshiri reports from Arrah in the southeastern Ivory Coast.

4:17

Life on a Fairtrade Cocoa Farm

Life on a Fairtrade Cocoa Farm

Life on a Fairtrade Cocoa Farm

What is life like on a Fairtrade cocoa farm? Journey with us to the Ivory Coast and meet farmers from the ECOOKIM cooperative to understand more about where you chocolate comes from.
“So far Fairtrade has made a big difference to us. With the income from our first premiums, for example, we were able to build two schools in the villages where we are active.” -Aboubakari Aidara Lamine, employee, ECOOKIM
“Increased production volumes, higher sales, better prospects for implementing projects, this is what we expect from Fairtrade and fair trading.” - MoussaBamba, Chairman of ECOJAD
“To me, fair trading is more than empowerment for farmers. Fair trading enables them to sell their crops in a fair market while supporting their communities.” -Anne Marie Yao, Liaison Officer, Fairtrade International

9:51

Tanzania: cocoa banishing banana farming

Tanzania: cocoa banishing banana farming

Tanzania: cocoa banishing banana farming

Alected Mlingu is a rookie cocoa farmer in central Tanzania. 'Previously I grew bananas but with cocoa I easily make much more.' Although he rarely eats chocolate he loves to grow it. 'Now I have built my own house and all my children go to school. Just from growing this cocoa that is new in our region.'
Feature done for a show on the DutchVPRO channel.
http://www.metropolistv.nl
More videos on http://www.youtube.com/reelafrica
Subscribe to my channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/reelafrica?sub_confirmation=1
Ruud Elmendorp
VideoJournalistAfrica
http://www.ruudelmendorp.com

Faces of Africa - Cocoa to Cash in Cote d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire is one of the world's largest cocoa producers. Many farmers in rural parts of the country grow cacao that is then supplied to manufacturing industries, like Cemoi.
"Faces of Africa" brings you this story of cocoa farmers of Cote d'Ivoire and the transformation of cacao beans to chocolate.

7:32

GHANA Vlog: BEAUTIFUL COCOA FARM

GHANA Vlog: BEAUTIFUL COCOA FARM

GHANA Vlog: BEAUTIFUL COCOA FARM

Ever wondered where chocolate comes from? Join Ant as he visits a cocoa farm in Ghana, West Africa and finds about more about how cocoa grows and is harvested, not to mention some of its history. Bet you can't guess what 4 cocoa beans would have bought you in Mayan times? Find out in this video.

SOME COCOA FARMERS ELABORATE THE ISSUES OF WHY THEY SELL THEIR COCOA FARMS TO THE GALAMSAY OPERATORS

17:12

Cacao Production & Processing/Cocoa Products for Livelihood

Cacao Production & Processing/Cocoa Products for Livelihood

Cacao Production & Processing/Cocoa Products for Livelihood

29:02

The Dark Side of Chocolate - Child Slavery

The Dark Side of Chocolate - Child Slavery

The Dark Side of Chocolate - Child Slavery

BV 11-11 The Dark Side of Chocolate - Child Slavery
"The Dark Side of Chocolate" directed by Miki Mistrati shows that young children are still being illegally sold to cocoa plantations in the Ivory Coast, Africa to harvest much of the cocoa crop used by Nestle, Hershey and the major chocolate producers of the world.
In 2001, these large chocolate producers signed the Cocoa Protocol which promised to work for the eradication of child labor by 2008.
The Church of the BrethrenAnnual Conference in 2008 passed a resolution against slavery in the 21st century. That action was the 10th time that the Church of the Brethren had passed anti-slavery resolutions:. Nine other resolutions were passed from 1782 - 1857, prior to the US civil war to end slavery. The 2008 resolution made a commitment to educating ourselves and others about modern day slavery.
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2:15

Importance of pruning in Cocoa farms

Importance of pruning in Cocoa farms

Importance of pruning in Cocoa farms

Pruning is an important cultural practice in Cocoa farming in the tropics. Some of the benefits of pruning include reduced incidence of diseases and pests; efficiency in farm management (such as time management and pesticides use); more pod production; ease of harvesting etc. This slideshow is an example of a well pruned farm in the tropics. For more: www.wealthforumonline.com
www.downloadchristianwallpapers.com

How cocoa helps Nigerian farmers trade out of poverty

Cocoa farming is not the easiest way to make a living in Nigeria, but more and more small farms are popping up.
The drop in the price of oil has led to greater investment in the business of cocoa, which once thrived in Nigeria. And for some, it is proving to be a pathway out of poverty.
Al Jazeera'sAhmed Idris reports from Oranmiyan.
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published: 17 Aug 2016

The Dark Side Of Chocolate 2010 Full Documentry

The Dark Side of Chocolate is a 2010 documentary film about the exploitation and slavetrading of African children to harvest chocolate still occurring nearly ten years after the cocoa industry pledged to end it. Cocoa plantations in Ghana and the Ivory Coast provide 80% of the world with chocolate, according to CorpWatch. Chocolate producers around the world have been pressured to "verify that their chocolate is not the product of child labor or slavery. In 2000, BBC aired Slavery: A GlobalInvestigation which brought the issue of child labor in the cooca industry to light. In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association and its members signed a document that prohibited child trafficking and labor in the cocoa industry after 2008. Despite this effort, numerous children are still forced to...

published: 11 Jun 2013

First taste of chocolate in Ivory Coast - vpro Metropolis

Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I do not know what they make of my beans, " says farmer N'Da Alphonse. "I've heard they're used as flavoring in cooking, but I've never seen it. I do not even know if it's true."
vpro Metropolis was a video project by Dutch broadcast organisation vpro, that ran from 2008 to 2015. Metropolis is made by a global collective of young filmmakers and TV producers, reporting on remarkable stories from their own country/city. We made a trip around the globe on one single issue: from local beauty ideals to Elvis impersonators, to what's it like being gay, or an outcast or a dog in different cultures.
More videos and full episodes: www.metropolisweb.tv
Visit additional youtube channels bij vpro broadcast:
vpro...

published: 21 Feb 2014

Ivory Coast's bittersweet cocoa industry

Although chocolate is a multi-billion dollar industry, cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast, a West African country that supplies almost half of the world's cocoa beans, are struggling to make ends meet. They earn just a few dollars a day.
There are fears that if the Ivorian government does not fulfill its promises to reform the industry and farmers do not start making a profit soon, they will abandon their crops, pushing up chocolate prices around the world.
Nazanine Moshiri reports from Arrah in the southeastern Ivory Coast.

published: 14 Dec 2011

Life on a Fairtrade Cocoa Farm

What is life like on a Fairtrade cocoa farm? Journey with us to the Ivory Coast and meet farmers from the ECOOKIM cooperative to understand more about where you chocolate comes from.
“So far Fairtrade has made a big difference to us. With the income from our first premiums, for example, we were able to build two schools in the villages where we are active.” -Aboubakari Aidara Lamine, employee, ECOOKIM
“Increased production volumes, higher sales, better prospects for implementing projects, this is what we expect from Fairtrade and fair trading.” - MoussaBamba, Chairman of ECOJAD
“To me, fair trading is more than empowerment for farmers. Fair trading enables them to sell their crops in a fair market while supporting their communities.” -Anne Marie Yao, Liaison Officer, Fairtrade Interna...

published: 10 Mar 2015

Tanzania: cocoa banishing banana farming

Alected Mlingu is a rookie cocoa farmer in central Tanzania. 'Previously I grew bananas but with cocoa I easily make much more.' Although he rarely eats chocolate he loves to grow it. 'Now I have built my own house and all my children go to school. Just from growing this cocoa that is new in our region.'
Feature done for a show on the DutchVPRO channel.
http://www.metropolistv.nl
More videos on http://www.youtube.com/reelafrica
Subscribe to my channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/reelafrica?sub_confirmation=1
Ruud Elmendorp
VideoJournalistAfrica
http://www.ruudelmendorp.com

Faces of Africa - Cocoa to Cash in Cote d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire is one of the world's largest cocoa producers. Many farmers in rural parts of the country grow cacao that is then supplied to manufacturing industries, like Cemoi.
"Faces of Africa" brings you this story of cocoa farmers of Cote d'Ivoire and the transformation of cacao beans to chocolate.

published: 24 Jul 2017

GHANA Vlog: BEAUTIFUL COCOA FARM

Ever wondered where chocolate comes from? Join Ant as he visits a cocoa farm in Ghana, West Africa and finds about more about how cocoa grows and is harvested, not to mention some of its history. Bet you can't guess what 4 cocoa beans would have bought you in Mayan times? Find out in this video.

Importance of pruning in Cocoa farms

Pruning is an important cultural practice in Cocoa farming in the tropics. Some of the benefits of pruning include reduced incidence of diseases and pests; efficiency in farm management (such as time management and pesticides use); more pod production; ease of harvesting etc. This slideshow is an example of a well pruned farm in the tropics. For more: www.wealthforumonline.com
www.downloadchristianwallpapers.com

How cocoa helps Nigerian farmers trade out of poverty

Cocoa farming is not the easiest way to make a living in Nigeria, but more and more small farms are popping up.
The drop in the price of oil has led to greater...

Cocoa farming is not the easiest way to make a living in Nigeria, but more and more small farms are popping up.
The drop in the price of oil has led to greater investment in the business of cocoa, which once thrived in Nigeria. And for some, it is proving to be a pathway out of poverty.
Al Jazeera'sAhmed Idris reports from Oranmiyan.
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Cocoa farming is not the easiest way to make a living in Nigeria, but more and more small farms are popping up.
The drop in the price of oil has led to greater investment in the business of cocoa, which once thrived in Nigeria. And for some, it is proving to be a pathway out of poverty.
Al Jazeera'sAhmed Idris reports from Oranmiyan.
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- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
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The Dark Side of Chocolate is a 2010 documentary film about the exploitation and slavetrading of African children to harvest chocolate still occurring nearly ten years after the cocoa industry pledged to end it. Cocoa plantations in Ghana and the Ivory Coast provide 80% of the world with chocolate, according to CorpWatch. Chocolate producers around the world have been pressured to "verify that their chocolate is not the product of child labor or slavery. In 2000, BBC aired Slavery: A GlobalInvestigation which brought the issue of child labor in the cooca industry to light. In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association and its members signed a document that prohibited child trafficking and labor in the cocoa industry after 2008. Despite this effort, numerous children are still forced to work on cocoa plantations in Africa. In 2009, Mars and Cadbury joined the Rainforest Alliance to fight against child labor. By 2020, these major chocolate manufacturers hope to completely eradicate child labor on any plantations from which they purchase their cocoa.
Production
The Dark Side of Chocolate was produced by Danish journalist Miki Mistrati who investigated the use of child labor and trafficked children in chocolate production. It is filmed by U. Roberto Romano.The filming started in Germany, where Mistrati asked vendors where their chocolate comes from. They then flew to Mali, where many of the children are from. Next, they explored the Ivory Coast where the cocoa plantations are located. The film ends in Switzerland where both the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Nestle headquarters are located. Much of the footage in this documentary is recorded using a secret camera located in a bag Mistrati carries with him. The documentary was released in 2010, first in Denmark, and later in Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, and NorwaySynopsis
In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association formed an action plan entitled the Harkin-Engel Protocol that would aim to end the worse forms of child trafficking and slave labor.[9] However, child trafficking still continued in countries in West Africa. Authorities and companies denied it happened. Due to this conflicting outlook, the filmmakers went undercover to discover the truth. The film starts with its two filmmakers investigating independently by journeying to the western coast of Africa to the country of Mali, the country where children were rumored to be smuggled from and then transported to the Ivory Coast.[10] The team of journalists aimed to investigate human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast and its effects on the worldwide chocolate industry. The documentary starts in Cologne, Germany where Mistrati asks each vendor at a gathering of chocolate makers where their chocolate is imported from. Their responses lead to the conclusion that almost all chocolate is imported from somewhere in Africa. Their detective work lead them to find that people in Mali were trafficking children at bus stations by bribing them with work and money, or by kidnapping them from villages. Afterward, they are taken to towns near the border such as Zegoua, where another trafficker transports the children over the border on a dirt-bike. Then they are left with a third trafficker who sells the children to plantations. The children, ranging in age from 10 to 15, are forced to do hard labor, physically abused, and paid poor wages, or none at all. Most of them stay with the plantation until they die, never seeing their families again. Child labor and trafficking is illegal according to the Harkin-Engel Protocol, an agreement that was signed by all major chocolate companies promising not to harvest their cocoa beans through means of child workers. When confronted with this issue, the corporate representatives of some of these companies denied all rumors of child labor and trafficking, but the investigations of the filmmakers proved brought to light the continued abuse of children on cocoa plantations.

The Dark Side of Chocolate is a 2010 documentary film about the exploitation and slavetrading of African children to harvest chocolate still occurring nearly ten years after the cocoa industry pledged to end it. Cocoa plantations in Ghana and the Ivory Coast provide 80% of the world with chocolate, according to CorpWatch. Chocolate producers around the world have been pressured to "verify that their chocolate is not the product of child labor or slavery. In 2000, BBC aired Slavery: A GlobalInvestigation which brought the issue of child labor in the cooca industry to light. In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association and its members signed a document that prohibited child trafficking and labor in the cocoa industry after 2008. Despite this effort, numerous children are still forced to work on cocoa plantations in Africa. In 2009, Mars and Cadbury joined the Rainforest Alliance to fight against child labor. By 2020, these major chocolate manufacturers hope to completely eradicate child labor on any plantations from which they purchase their cocoa.
Production
The Dark Side of Chocolate was produced by Danish journalist Miki Mistrati who investigated the use of child labor and trafficked children in chocolate production. It is filmed by U. Roberto Romano.The filming started in Germany, where Mistrati asked vendors where their chocolate comes from. They then flew to Mali, where many of the children are from. Next, they explored the Ivory Coast where the cocoa plantations are located. The film ends in Switzerland where both the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Nestle headquarters are located. Much of the footage in this documentary is recorded using a secret camera located in a bag Mistrati carries with him. The documentary was released in 2010, first in Denmark, and later in Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, and NorwaySynopsis
In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association formed an action plan entitled the Harkin-Engel Protocol that would aim to end the worse forms of child trafficking and slave labor.[9] However, child trafficking still continued in countries in West Africa. Authorities and companies denied it happened. Due to this conflicting outlook, the filmmakers went undercover to discover the truth. The film starts with its two filmmakers investigating independently by journeying to the western coast of Africa to the country of Mali, the country where children were rumored to be smuggled from and then transported to the Ivory Coast.[10] The team of journalists aimed to investigate human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast and its effects on the worldwide chocolate industry. The documentary starts in Cologne, Germany where Mistrati asks each vendor at a gathering of chocolate makers where their chocolate is imported from. Their responses lead to the conclusion that almost all chocolate is imported from somewhere in Africa. Their detective work lead them to find that people in Mali were trafficking children at bus stations by bribing them with work and money, or by kidnapping them from villages. Afterward, they are taken to towns near the border such as Zegoua, where another trafficker transports the children over the border on a dirt-bike. Then they are left with a third trafficker who sells the children to plantations. The children, ranging in age from 10 to 15, are forced to do hard labor, physically abused, and paid poor wages, or none at all. Most of them stay with the plantation until they die, never seeing their families again. Child labor and trafficking is illegal according to the Harkin-Engel Protocol, an agreement that was signed by all major chocolate companies promising not to harvest their cocoa beans through means of child workers. When confronted with this issue, the corporate representatives of some of these companies denied all rumors of child labor and trafficking, but the investigations of the filmmakers proved brought to light the continued abuse of children on cocoa plantations.

First taste of chocolate in Ivory Coast - vpro Metropolis

Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I do not know what they make of my beans, " says farmer N'Da Alphonse. "...

Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I do not know what they make of my beans, " says farmer N'Da Alphonse. "I've heard they're used as flavoring in cooking, but I've never seen it. I do not even know if it's true."
vpro Metropolis was a video project by Dutch broadcast organisation vpro, that ran from 2008 to 2015. Metropolis is made by a global collective of young filmmakers and TV producers, reporting on remarkable stories from their own country/city. We made a trip around the globe on one single issue: from local beauty ideals to Elvis impersonators, to what's it like being gay, or an outcast or a dog in different cultures.
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Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I do not know what they make of my beans, " says farmer N'Da Alphonse. "I've heard they're used as flavoring in cooking, but I've never seen it. I do not even know if it's true."
vpro Metropolis was a video project by Dutch broadcast organisation vpro, that ran from 2008 to 2015. Metropolis is made by a global collective of young filmmakers and TV producers, reporting on remarkable stories from their own country/city. We made a trip around the globe on one single issue: from local beauty ideals to Elvis impersonators, to what's it like being gay, or an outcast or a dog in different cultures.
More videos and full episodes: www.metropolisweb.tv
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Ivory Coast's bittersweet cocoa industry

Although chocolate is a multi-billion dollar industry, cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast, a West African country that supplies almost half of the world's cocoa b...

Although chocolate is a multi-billion dollar industry, cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast, a West African country that supplies almost half of the world's cocoa beans, are struggling to make ends meet. They earn just a few dollars a day.
There are fears that if the Ivorian government does not fulfill its promises to reform the industry and farmers do not start making a profit soon, they will abandon their crops, pushing up chocolate prices around the world.
Nazanine Moshiri reports from Arrah in the southeastern Ivory Coast.

Although chocolate is a multi-billion dollar industry, cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast, a West African country that supplies almost half of the world's cocoa beans, are struggling to make ends meet. They earn just a few dollars a day.
There are fears that if the Ivorian government does not fulfill its promises to reform the industry and farmers do not start making a profit soon, they will abandon their crops, pushing up chocolate prices around the world.
Nazanine Moshiri reports from Arrah in the southeastern Ivory Coast.

What is life like on a Fairtrade cocoa farm? Journey with us to the Ivory Coast and meet farmers from the ECOOKIM cooperative to understand more about where you chocolate comes from.
“So far Fairtrade has made a big difference to us. With the income from our first premiums, for example, we were able to build two schools in the villages where we are active.” -Aboubakari Aidara Lamine, employee, ECOOKIM
“Increased production volumes, higher sales, better prospects for implementing projects, this is what we expect from Fairtrade and fair trading.” - MoussaBamba, Chairman of ECOJAD
“To me, fair trading is more than empowerment for farmers. Fair trading enables them to sell their crops in a fair market while supporting their communities.” -Anne Marie Yao, Liaison Officer, Fairtrade International

What is life like on a Fairtrade cocoa farm? Journey with us to the Ivory Coast and meet farmers from the ECOOKIM cooperative to understand more about where you chocolate comes from.
“So far Fairtrade has made a big difference to us. With the income from our first premiums, for example, we were able to build two schools in the villages where we are active.” -Aboubakari Aidara Lamine, employee, ECOOKIM
“Increased production volumes, higher sales, better prospects for implementing projects, this is what we expect from Fairtrade and fair trading.” - MoussaBamba, Chairman of ECOJAD
“To me, fair trading is more than empowerment for farmers. Fair trading enables them to sell their crops in a fair market while supporting their communities.” -Anne Marie Yao, Liaison Officer, Fairtrade International

Tanzania: cocoa banishing banana farming

Alected Mlingu is a rookie cocoa farmer in central Tanzania. 'Previously I grew bananas but with cocoa I easily make much more.' Although he rarely eats chocola...

Alected Mlingu is a rookie cocoa farmer in central Tanzania. 'Previously I grew bananas but with cocoa I easily make much more.' Although he rarely eats chocolate he loves to grow it. 'Now I have built my own house and all my children go to school. Just from growing this cocoa that is new in our region.'
Feature done for a show on the DutchVPRO channel.
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Alected Mlingu is a rookie cocoa farmer in central Tanzania. 'Previously I grew bananas but with cocoa I easily make much more.' Although he rarely eats chocolate he loves to grow it. 'Now I have built my own house and all my children go to school. Just from growing this cocoa that is new in our region.'
Feature done for a show on the DutchVPRO channel.
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Faces of Africa - Cocoa to Cash in Cote d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire is one of the world's largest cocoa producers. Many farmers in rural parts of the country grow cacao that is then supplied to manufacturing indust...

Côte d'Ivoire is one of the world's largest cocoa producers. Many farmers in rural parts of the country grow cacao that is then supplied to manufacturing industries, like Cemoi.
"Faces of Africa" brings you this story of cocoa farmers of Cote d'Ivoire and the transformation of cacao beans to chocolate.

Côte d'Ivoire is one of the world's largest cocoa producers. Many farmers in rural parts of the country grow cacao that is then supplied to manufacturing industries, like Cemoi.
"Faces of Africa" brings you this story of cocoa farmers of Cote d'Ivoire and the transformation of cacao beans to chocolate.

GHANA Vlog: BEAUTIFUL COCOA FARM

Ever wondered where chocolate comes from? Join Ant as he visits a cocoa farm in Ghana, West Africa and finds about more about how cocoa grows and is harvested, ...

Ever wondered where chocolate comes from? Join Ant as he visits a cocoa farm in Ghana, West Africa and finds about more about how cocoa grows and is harvested, not to mention some of its history. Bet you can't guess what 4 cocoa beans would have bought you in Mayan times? Find out in this video.

Ever wondered where chocolate comes from? Join Ant as he visits a cocoa farm in Ghana, West Africa and finds about more about how cocoa grows and is harvested, not to mention some of its history. Bet you can't guess what 4 cocoa beans would have bought you in Mayan times? Find out in this video.

BV 11-11 The Dark Side of Chocolate - Child Slavery
"The Dark Side of Chocolate" directed by Miki Mistrati shows that young children are still being illegally sold to cocoa plantations in the Ivory Coast, Africa to harvest much of the cocoa crop used by Nestle, Hershey and the major chocolate producers of the world.
In 2001, these large chocolate producers signed the Cocoa Protocol which promised to work for the eradication of child labor by 2008.
The Church of the BrethrenAnnual Conference in 2008 passed a resolution against slavery in the 21st century. That action was the 10th time that the Church of the Brethren had passed anti-slavery resolutions:. Nine other resolutions were passed from 1782 - 1857, prior to the US civil war to end slavery. The 2008 resolution made a commitment to educating ourselves and others about modern day slavery.
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BV 11-11 The Dark Side of Chocolate - Child Slavery
"The Dark Side of Chocolate" directed by Miki Mistrati shows that young children are still being illegally sold to cocoa plantations in the Ivory Coast, Africa to harvest much of the cocoa crop used by Nestle, Hershey and the major chocolate producers of the world.
In 2001, these large chocolate producers signed the Cocoa Protocol which promised to work for the eradication of child labor by 2008.
The Church of the BrethrenAnnual Conference in 2008 passed a resolution against slavery in the 21st century. That action was the 10th time that the Church of the Brethren had passed anti-slavery resolutions:. Nine other resolutions were passed from 1782 - 1857, prior to the US civil war to end slavery. The 2008 resolution made a commitment to educating ourselves and others about modern day slavery.
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Importance of pruning in Cocoa farms

Pruning is an important cultural practice in Cocoa farming in the tropics. Some of the benefits of pruning include reduced incidence of diseases and pests; effi...

Pruning is an important cultural practice in Cocoa farming in the tropics. Some of the benefits of pruning include reduced incidence of diseases and pests; efficiency in farm management (such as time management and pesticides use); more pod production; ease of harvesting etc. This slideshow is an example of a well pruned farm in the tropics. For more: www.wealthforumonline.com
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Pruning is an important cultural practice in Cocoa farming in the tropics. Some of the benefits of pruning include reduced incidence of diseases and pests; efficiency in farm management (such as time management and pesticides use); more pod production; ease of harvesting etc. This slideshow is an example of a well pruned farm in the tropics. For more: www.wealthforumonline.com
www.downloadchristianwallpapers.com

How cocoa helps Nigerian farmers trade out of poverty

Cocoa farming is not the easiest way to make a living in Nigeria, but more and more small farms are popping up.
The drop in the price of oil has led to greater investment in the business of cocoa, which once thrived in Nigeria. And for some, it is proving to be a pathway out of poverty.
Al Jazeera'sAhmed Idris reports from Oranmiyan.
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46:32

The Dark Side Of Chocolate 2010 Full Documentry

The Dark Side of Chocolate is a 2010 documentary film about the exploitation and slavetrad...

The Dark Side Of Chocolate 2010 Full Documentry

The Dark Side of Chocolate is a 2010 documentary film about the exploitation and slavetrading of African children to harvest chocolate still occurring nearly ten years after the cocoa industry pledged to end it. Cocoa plantations in Ghana and the Ivory Coast provide 80% of the world with chocolate, according to CorpWatch. Chocolate producers around the world have been pressured to "verify that their chocolate is not the product of child labor or slavery. In 2000, BBC aired Slavery: A GlobalInvestigation which brought the issue of child labor in the cooca industry to light. In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association and its members signed a document that prohibited child trafficking and labor in the cocoa industry after 2008. Despite this effort, numerous children are still forced to work on cocoa plantations in Africa. In 2009, Mars and Cadbury joined the Rainforest Alliance to fight against child labor. By 2020, these major chocolate manufacturers hope to completely eradicate child labor on any plantations from which they purchase their cocoa.
Production
The Dark Side of Chocolate was produced by Danish journalist Miki Mistrati who investigated the use of child labor and trafficked children in chocolate production. It is filmed by U. Roberto Romano.The filming started in Germany, where Mistrati asked vendors where their chocolate comes from. They then flew to Mali, where many of the children are from. Next, they explored the Ivory Coast where the cocoa plantations are located. The film ends in Switzerland where both the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Nestle headquarters are located. Much of the footage in this documentary is recorded using a secret camera located in a bag Mistrati carries with him. The documentary was released in 2010, first in Denmark, and later in Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, and NorwaySynopsis
In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association formed an action plan entitled the Harkin-Engel Protocol that would aim to end the worse forms of child trafficking and slave labor.[9] However, child trafficking still continued in countries in West Africa. Authorities and companies denied it happened. Due to this conflicting outlook, the filmmakers went undercover to discover the truth. The film starts with its two filmmakers investigating independently by journeying to the western coast of Africa to the country of Mali, the country where children were rumored to be smuggled from and then transported to the Ivory Coast.[10] The team of journalists aimed to investigate human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast and its effects on the worldwide chocolate industry. The documentary starts in Cologne, Germany where Mistrati asks each vendor at a gathering of chocolate makers where their chocolate is imported from. Their responses lead to the conclusion that almost all chocolate is imported from somewhere in Africa. Their detective work lead them to find that people in Mali were trafficking children at bus stations by bribing them with work and money, or by kidnapping them from villages. Afterward, they are taken to towns near the border such as Zegoua, where another trafficker transports the children over the border on a dirt-bike. Then they are left with a third trafficker who sells the children to plantations. The children, ranging in age from 10 to 15, are forced to do hard labor, physically abused, and paid poor wages, or none at all. Most of them stay with the plantation until they die, never seeing their families again. Child labor and trafficking is illegal according to the Harkin-Engel Protocol, an agreement that was signed by all major chocolate companies promising not to harvest their cocoa beans through means of child workers. When confronted with this issue, the corporate representatives of some of these companies denied all rumors of child labor and trafficking, but the investigations of the filmmakers proved brought to light the continued abuse of children on cocoa plantations.

5:56

First taste of chocolate in Ivory Coast - vpro Metropolis

Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I ...

First taste of chocolate in Ivory Coast - vpro Metropolis

Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I do not know what they make of my beans, " says farmer N'Da Alphonse. "I've heard they're used as flavoring in cooking, but I've never seen it. I do not even know if it's true."
vpro Metropolis was a video project by Dutch broadcast organisation vpro, that ran from 2008 to 2015. Metropolis is made by a global collective of young filmmakers and TV producers, reporting on remarkable stories from their own country/city. We made a trip around the globe on one single issue: from local beauty ideals to Elvis impersonators, to what's it like being gay, or an outcast or a dog in different cultures.
More videos and full episodes: www.metropolisweb.tv
Visit additional youtube channels bij vpro broadcast:
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vpro Metropolis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpnazGScKQfGauk7YNyI21w
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vpro Extra: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLrhK07g6LP-JtT0VVE56A
vpro VG (world music): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-KX3q7zIz7s2rjooBfl6Nw
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2:27

Ivory Coast's bittersweet cocoa industry

Although chocolate is a multi-billion dollar industry, cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast, a...

Ivory Coast's bittersweet cocoa industry

Although chocolate is a multi-billion dollar industry, cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast, a West African country that supplies almost half of the world's cocoa beans, are struggling to make ends meet. They earn just a few dollars a day.
There are fears that if the Ivorian government does not fulfill its promises to reform the industry and farmers do not start making a profit soon, they will abandon their crops, pushing up chocolate prices around the world.
Nazanine Moshiri reports from Arrah in the southeastern Ivory Coast.

4:17

Life on a Fairtrade Cocoa Farm

What is life like on a Fairtrade cocoa farm? Journey with us to the Ivory Coast and meet f...

Life on a Fairtrade Cocoa Farm

What is life like on a Fairtrade cocoa farm? Journey with us to the Ivory Coast and meet farmers from the ECOOKIM cooperative to understand more about where you chocolate comes from.
“So far Fairtrade has made a big difference to us. With the income from our first premiums, for example, we were able to build two schools in the villages where we are active.” -Aboubakari Aidara Lamine, employee, ECOOKIM
“Increased production volumes, higher sales, better prospects for implementing projects, this is what we expect from Fairtrade and fair trading.” - MoussaBamba, Chairman of ECOJAD
“To me, fair trading is more than empowerment for farmers. Fair trading enables them to sell their crops in a fair market while supporting their communities.” -Anne Marie Yao, Liaison Officer, Fairtrade International

Tanzania: cocoa banishing banana farming

Alected Mlingu is a rookie cocoa farmer in central Tanzania. 'Previously I grew bananas but with cocoa I easily make much more.' Although he rarely eats chocolate he loves to grow it. 'Now I have built my own house and all my children go to school. Just from growing this cocoa that is new in our region.'
Feature done for a show on the DutchVPRO channel.
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24:45

Between the lines - Cocoa Farming -14/1/2016

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Faces of Africa - Cocoa to Cash in Cote d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire is one of the world's largest cocoa producers. Many farmers in rural parts of the country grow cacao that is then supplied to manufacturing industries, like Cemoi.
"Faces of Africa" brings you this story of cocoa farmers of Cote d'Ivoire and the transformation of cacao beans to chocolate.

GHANA Vlog: BEAUTIFUL COCOA FARM

Ever wondered where chocolate comes from? Join Ant as he visits a cocoa farm in Ghana, West Africa and finds about more about how cocoa grows and is harvested, not to mention some of its history. Bet you can't guess what 4 cocoa beans would have bought you in Mayan times? Find out in this video.

The Dark Side of Chocolate - Child Slavery

BV 11-11 The Dark Side of Chocolate - Child Slavery
"The Dark Side of Chocolate" directed by Miki Mistrati shows that young children are still being illegally sold to cocoa plantations in the Ivory Coast, Africa to harvest much of the cocoa crop used by Nestle, Hershey and the major chocolate producers of the world.
In 2001, these large chocolate producers signed the Cocoa Protocol which promised to work for the eradication of child labor by 2008.
The Church of the BrethrenAnnual Conference in 2008 passed a resolution against slavery in the 21st century. That action was the 10th time that the Church of the Brethren had passed anti-slavery resolutions:. Nine other resolutions were passed from 1782 - 1857, prior to the US civil war to end slavery. The 2008 resolution made a commitment to educating ourselves and others about modern day slavery.
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2:15

Importance of pruning in Cocoa farms

Pruning is an important cultural practice in Cocoa farming in the tropics. Some of the ben...

Importance of pruning in Cocoa farms

Pruning is an important cultural practice in Cocoa farming in the tropics. Some of the benefits of pruning include reduced incidence of diseases and pests; efficiency in farm management (such as time management and pesticides use); more pod production; ease of harvesting etc. This slideshow is an example of a well pruned farm in the tropics. For more: www.wealthforumonline.com
www.downloadchristianwallpapers.com

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Trading at the Nigerian stock market resumed for the week with a decline as the bears remained in control for the fourth consecutive session. The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index fell 0.21 per cent to close lower at 41,845.92 as bearish sentiments persisted ...Unity Bank Plc shed 8.8 per cent, while FTNCocoa Processing and LASACO Assurance Plc fell by 7.1 per cent and 5.5 per cent respectively ... ....

Kwaku Asare grabbed his machete and trekked through the bush to his cocoa farm mdash;through winding pathways and hills, past ominous pits of muddy water, and underneath the low-hanging canopy of dried cocoa leaves. But the trees were bare. A few rot ... ....

Kwaku Asare grabbed his machete and trekked through the bush to his cocoa farm—through winding pathways and hills, past ominous pits of muddy water, and underneath the low-hanging canopy of dried cocoa leaves ... Meanwhile, members of COCOBOD, Ghana’s government-owned singular cocoa exporter, and cocoa farmer unions have publicly criticized galamsey as the single biggest threat to cocoa farming in the country....

Ghana, for example, roughly the size of Minnesota with a population similar to Texas, is the world’s top exporter of cocoa... As such, both countries’ trade policies can have a significant impact on the price of cocoa on global markets ... First, the price of the import good, cocoa, would rise, making it more costly for domestic consumers of the product....

The market is driven by factors such as the increasing gap between cocoa butter demand & supply and an increase in the consumption of confectionery and processed foods ... The cocoa butter equivalent segment accounted for the largest share of the specialty fats market, by type, in 2016 ... CBEs are completely compatible with cocoa butter; also, their physical properties are extremely similar to that of cocoa butter....